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() A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school killed two children and injured 17 people Wednesday morning.
The two children killed were ages eight and 10. Fourteen of those injured were also children, police said. All of the injured are expected to survive. The shooter is also dead.
Police identified the shooter as Robin Westman and said the weapons used in the shooting were recently purchased and legal. According to the Department of Homeland Security, magazines for the weapons had sayings including “Kill Donald Trump” written on them. A motive is still under investigation.
Police say the shooter approached Annunciation Church around 8 a.m. CT and began shooting into the building where a Mass marking the start of school was taking place. The motive for the shooting is still under investigation.
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Yesterday, six people were shot and one killed outside Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, located four miles away from Annunciation.
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